Lincoln cruises past Tigers

Posted: Thursday, Jan 17th, 2013BY: PLAINSMAN STAFF

SIOUX FALLS — Sioux Falls Lincoln, which was on the brink of making the Class AA rankings this week, made a push to be included in next week’s South Dakota Sportswriters Association poll by defeating Huron 76-25 on Tuesday.

The Lady Patriots, who improved to 6-3, led 17-6 after the opening quarter and then outscored the Tigers 27-9 in the second quarter to carry a 44-15 lead into the break.

Huron’s struggles continued in the second half, as it managed just six points, compared to 20 points for Lincoln in the third quarter and put just four more points on the board in the final stanza.

Three of the five starters reached double figures for the Lady Patriots. Darby Hugunin led the way with 18 points, while Ellie Brecht and Cera Ledbetter added 16 and 12 points, respectively.

Ledbetter grabbed six rebounds to help Lincoln to a 38-28 advantage on the boards, while Hugunin had team-high totals with five assists and four steals.

A majority of the scoring for the Tigers came from the inside. Jazmin Newton turned in nine points to lead the team, while Katelyn Allerdings added seven points. The pair also shared the rebounding honors with four boards each.

Huron, which is now 2-9, will be back in action Saturday during a doubleheader with the boys’ team in Brookings. The girls’ game is slated to begin at 5:45 p.m.